Racecards
21:10 Chelmsford City
Dengie Project Handicap (Class 6)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,234
- 2nd: £962
- 3rd: £481
- 4th: £240
- Form 345290
- Age 8
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Harry Bentley
chased leaders, effort over 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong
- Form 197627
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer S Durack
- Jockey Rob Hornby
held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 018470
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer J Ward
- Jockey B A Curtis
mid-division, headway over 2f out, ran on final furlong, went 2nd close home
- Form 863955
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer D M Loughnane
- Jockey S Donohoe
mid-division, headway over 1f out, not clear run inside final furlong, no impression
- Form 060780
- Age 8
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer C R Dore
- Jockey L P Keniry
always towards rear
- Form 255/316
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey M Harley
prominent, ridden over 3f out, no impression final furlong
- Form 650002
- Age 7
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey Daniel Muscutt
chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, no impression after
Legal Art
19- Form 622856
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Gavin Brouder
mid-division, not clear run over 2f out, headway over 1f not, not reach leaders
- Form 454971
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey S De Sousa
soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
- Form 751390
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer M Herrington
- Jockey R Winston
took keen hold, prominent, led inside final furlong, headed final 100 yards, lost 2nd close home
- Form 62223
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 55
chased leaders, hampered over 2f out, well beaten and eased final furlong
- Form 375686
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey T J Murphy
slowly into stride, behind, headway over 1f out, led final 100 yards, ran on
- Form 473
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey S O'Hara
prominent, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out
- Form 685973
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey Tom Marquand
in rear, headway when not clear run inside final furlong, never nearer
In depth
Verdict
Beau Amadeus was winning for the first time since 2011 when successful at Lingfield in July while Mary Ann Bugg won for the first time in 20 attempts when landing a Class 7 event here last week. Novabridge has recorded all 10 previous wins over 5f so a chance is taken on THUNDERBIRD handling the track after placing in four of her five starts so far all at Southwell. Legal Art was runner-up in a maiden here at the start of the year and is 6lb lower today.
Formwatch
Oil Strike 33-1 (9-4) Mid-division, weakened entering final furlong, 16th of 19, 9 1/2l behind French Press (9-12) at Redcar 6f hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Chapeau Bleu (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Led for about 2f, tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 7 1/2l behind Alketios (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Pancake Day 14-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 11, 11 1/4l behind Bondi Beach Babe (9-4) at Catterick 6f hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Jolly Red Jeanz (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Led, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 5th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Top Offer (9-5) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Amenable (IRE) 40-1 (9-1) Outpaced after 2f, last of 16, 18 3/4l behind Flashy Queen (9-7) at Nottingham 5f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Beau Amadeus (IRE) 5-2fav (9-3) Restless in stalls, tracked leaders, ridden and no impression final furlong, 6th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Top Offer (9-5) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Novabridge 5-1fav (9-1) Led, pushed clear 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, weakened and headed near finish, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Bubbly Bailey (9-7) at Lingfield 5f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Legal Art 6-1 (8-5) Held up, headway 3f out, effort and every chance over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 10 1/4l behind Mon Gris (8-10) at Leicester 7f stks (6) gs in Sep.
Mary Ann Bugg (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Led after 1f, made rest, ridden out, won at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (7) pol in Oct beating Man Of Music (9-3) by 2 1/2l, 14 ran.
Indastar 20-1 (8-8) Mid-division, ridden inside final furlong, no impression, 11th of 17, 7 3/4l behind Royal Acquisition (9-4) at Redcar 5f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Thunderbird 5-1 (9-2) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 12, 3 1/4l behind Toast Of Newbury (9-5) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in May.
Rialto Magic 16-1 (9-3) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Shahrazad (9-3) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Single Summit 66-1 (9-5) Chased leader until ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace in 3rd, 3rd of 6, 13l behind Time Flies (9-5) at Chelmsford City 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.
Tasaaboq 25-1 (8-9) Took keen hold, held up towards rear, switched left to race alone far side over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on into 3rd inside final furlong, no impression, 3rd of 10, 5l behind Venus Marina (9-4) at Yarmouth 7f hcp (5) gs in Aug.